The French press have been spattering ink over the lavish holidays of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, whose country is to receive 537 million euros in French aid over the next five years.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris for talks on reviving the Mediterranean Union initiative and the Mideast peace process.
One year on, what has become of the Union for the Mediterranean, the successor to the Barcelona Process that was launched amid great diplomatic fanfare by President Nicolas Sarkozy at the start of France's presidency of the European Union?
Twelve months after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 40 other leaders launched the Mediterranean Union, we take a look at an organisation struggling to find a purpose after Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip.
As the situation deteriorates in Gaza, the purpose of the recently-founded Mediterranean Union is put into question. Has the regional conflict already made the Union become obsolete?
A multinational forum that was the brainchild of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Mediterranean Union, will convene Nov. 3-4 to tackle problems that have plagued the body since its inception last July.
Could Nicolas Sarkozy's inaugural summit of the Union for the Mediterranean this weekend in Paris pave the way for top level talks between Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert?
With the Union for the Mediterranean being born in Paris on Sunday, it brings with it the hope of a new age of economic and political cooperation around the region, bringing previously warring parties together.
